Title : What
is soil?
Description : A rubric in student language used by elementary students
to reflect on scientific investigations.
Instructions : Compare your work to this rubric during your
investigation.
Grade Level : 3
Subject : Science and Reading
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4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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Procedure |
I
hypothesize, plan, and successfully carry out the experiment all by myself. |
I
hypothesize, plan, and carry out the experiment with a little help from
others. |
I
hypothesize, plan, or carry out the experiment with help from others. |
I
need a lot of help to hypothesize, plan, and carry out the experiment. |
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Calculations |
I
carefully and accurately measure and record change over time. |
I
measure and record change over time. |
I
measure and record change over time with some errors. |
I
measure and record change over time with many errors. |
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Presentation |
I
use important details to communicate ideas clearly. |
I
communicate ideas clearly. |
Sometimes,
I do not communicate ideas clearly. |
I
do not communicate ideas. |
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Results |
I
analyze and report conclusions of the experiment in detail. |
I
analyze and report conclusions of the experiment. |
I
need help to analyze or report conclusions of the experiment. |
I
do not analyze and report conclusions of the experiment, or I need a lot of
help. |
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Presentation
of Data |
I
create exceptional models (pictures and charts) that show objects, events,
and processes. |
I
create models (pictures and charts) that show objects, events, and processes. |
I
need help to create models (pictures and charts) that show objects, events,
or processes. |
I
do not create models (pictures and charts). |